<span style="color: #222222;">Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that Indian civil aviation sector has tremendous potential to become the back bone of transportation in the country. He said, this sector not only presents huge potential for domestic requirements, but for the global aviation industry.<br />'' <br />'' Addressing the 13th International Conference cum Awards on Civil Aviation Cargo with theme 'Driving Post-COVID Growth' in New Delhi today, the Minister said, several positive measures have been taken by the government to address the challenges faced by the Indian aviation industry, including GST on Aviation Turbine Fuel ATF,  new Airports and capacity at existing airports, streamlining of freight management and other.<br />'' <br />'' Talking about the tremendous growth industry has achieved in terms of numbers of airports from 74 to 140 in last eight years, he expressed confidence that aviation industry in the country may be having 1000 to 2000 fleets of aircraft in next 10 to 15 years.<br />''<br />''On the occasion, Mr Scindia also gave away excellence awards in various categories to the airports, freight management agencies, ground handling agencies, training institutes and others. AIR Correspondent reports that the aim of this conference is to outline the prominent pain points that the industry is facing – pre or post pandemic – and find specific solutions to relieve stress from Civil Aviation Sector, make it self-sustainable and economically viable.</span>